Meant to get back to this, sorry, life just took over for a while.
Example: "Oh, my mom was an INFJ, and she could never say no to anyone, and never took time for herself - that's so INFJ." Well, no, that's just your mom. A lot of INFJ's actually can say no, and do take a lot of time for themselves - and have always done so. See my immediate response is - nope, that stereotype is an ISFJ. *g* But - once you delve deeper into the functions and understand how they fit together, you understand *how* people function, and where the stereotypes come from. But going from stereotypes only, you'll go wrong. (Which is basically what you were saying.) However, it's fascinating to dig down... I never thought anything could explain my mother, but MBTI has. It feels a little like magic. :)
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Date: 2016-09-12 07:10 pm (UTC)Example: "Oh, my mom was an INFJ, and she could never say no to anyone, and never took time for herself - that's so INFJ." Well, no, that's just your mom. A lot of INFJ's actually can say no, and do take a lot of time for themselves - and have always done so.
See my immediate response is - nope, that stereotype is an ISFJ. *g* But - once you delve deeper into the functions and understand how they fit together, you understand *how* people function, and where the stereotypes come from. But going from stereotypes only, you'll go wrong. (Which is basically what you were saying.) However, it's fascinating to dig down... I never thought anything could explain my mother, but MBTI has. It feels a little like magic. :)